When Is Mercury Visible During the Year?
See how Mercury visibility changes through the year from your location. The graph shows its seasonal observing windows, while the table gives rise, transit and set times for selected dates.
Mercury will become visible again around November 10 after moving far enough from the Sun.
Best Months to See Mercury
Based on the amount of time Mercury is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are May 2027, November 2026, February 2027.
Mercury Visibility Throughout the Year
Mercury visibility on 2026-09-25
Mercury Visible from sunset until evening
Mercury rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Mercury transit | 12:13 | 43° |
Moonrise, 96.7% illuminated  | 16:01 | 19° |
| Sunset | 17:05 | 7° |
| Civil sunset | 17:32 | 2° |
| Mercury set | 17:43 | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:33 | -10° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:24 | -39° |
| Moonset | 03:54 | -33° |
| Mercury rise | 06:45 |
Track Mercury position throughout the night
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Mercury Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-24 | 06:37 - 17:40 | 12:09 | 16:59 - 04:53 | RA: 13h 16m 01s", Dec: -8° 59' 10s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-01 | 06:59 - 17:34 | 12:17 | 16:46 - 05:01 | RA: 13h 51m 43s", Dec: -13° 20' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-08 | 07:17 - 17:27 | 12:22 | 16:36 - 05:08 | RA: 14h 24m 34s", Dec: -17° 00' 06s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-10-15 | 07:26 - 17:18 | 12:22 | 16:26 - 05:14 | RA: 14h 52m 18s", Dec: -19° 41' 48s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-10-22 | 07:20 - 17:03 | 12:11 | 16:17 - 05:21 | RA: 15h 09m 16s", Dec: -20° 56' 52s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-10-29 | 06:44 - 16:35 | 11:40 | 16:08 - 05:27 | RA: 15h 05m 05s", Dec: -19° 48' 02s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-11-05 | 05:34 - 15:54 | 10:44 | 16:01 - 05:35 | RA: 14h 36m 35s", Dec: -15° 33' 17s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-11-12 | 04:31 - 15:17 | 09:54 | 15:54 - 05:42 | RA: 14h 14m 26s", Dec: -11° 36' 40s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-19 | 04:13 - 14:58 | 09:35 | 15:49 - 05:49 | RA: 14h 23m 16s", Dec: -11° 42' 07s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-11-26 | 04:24 - 14:51 | 09:37 | 15:46 - 05:56 | RA: 14h 52m 59s", Dec: -14° 23' 52s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-12-03 | 04:46 - 14:51 | 09:49 | 15:44 - 06:03 | RA: 15h 31m 50s", Dec: -17° 43' 54s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-12-10 | 05:12 - 14:56 | 10:04 | 15:44 - 06:09 | RA: 16h 14m 52s", Dec: -20° 45' 39s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-12-17 | 05:39 - 15:05 | 10:22 | 15:46 - 06:14 | RA: 17h 00m 25s", Dec: -23° 04' 50s @ Ophiuchus | |||||
| 2026-12-24 | 06:04 - 15:20 | 10:42 | 15:49 - 06:18 | RA: 17h 47m 48s", Dec: -24° 28' 55s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-12-31 | 06:26 - 15:39 | 11:03 | 15:53 - 06:20 | RA: 18h 36m 35s", Dec: -24° 49' 32s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-01-07 | 06:45 - 16:05 | 11:25 | 15:59 - 06:21 | RA: 19h 26m 14s", Dec: -24° 00' 05s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-01-14 | 06:59 - 16:35 | 11:47 | 16:06 - 06:20 | RA: 20h 15m 55s", Dec: -21° 55' 56s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-01-21 | 07:08 - 17:07 | 12:08 | 16:13 - 06:17 | RA: 21h 04m 11s", Dec: -18° 37' 02s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-01-28 | 07:09 - 17:38 | 12:24 | 16:21 - 06:13 | RA: 21h 47m 55s", Dec: -14° 17' 00s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-02-04 | 06:59 - 17:57 | 12:28 | 16:28 - 06:07 | RA: 22h 19m 41s", Dec: -9° 47' 32s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-11 | 06:30 - 17:45 | 12:07 | 16:36 - 06:00 | RA: 22h 26m 49s", Dec: -7° 03' 31s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-18 | 05:43 - 16:53 | 11:18 | 16:43 - 05:52 | RA: 22h 05m 16s", Dec: -7° 49' 08s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-25 | 04:58 - 15:50 | 10:24 | 16:51 - 05:44 | RA: 21h 38m 37s", Dec: -10° 42' 17s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-04 | 04:30 - 15:08 | 09:49 | 16:58 - 05:34 | RA: 21h 31m 04s", Dec: -12° 54' 07s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-11 | 04:17 - 14:51 | 09:34 | 17:04 - 05:24 | RA: 21h 43m 18s", Dec: -13° 29' 31s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-18 | 04:11 - 14:51 | 09:31 | 17:11 - 05:14 | RA: 22h 08m 10s", Dec: -12° 35' 32s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-03-25 | 04:09 - 15:03 | 09:36 | 17:17 - 05:03 | RA: 22h 40m 26s", Dec: -10° 25' 10s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-01 | 04:08 - 15:22 | 09:45 | 17:23 - 04:53 | RA: 23h 17m 22s", Dec: -7° 08' 13s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-08 | 04:08 - 15:48 | 09:58 | 17:30 - 04:43 | RA: 23h 57m 55s", Dec: -2° 52' 21s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-15 | 04:09 - 16:20 | 10:15 | 17:36 - 04:33 | RA: 00h 42m 10s", Dec: 02° 14' 57s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-04-22 | 04:12 - 16:59 | 10:36 | 17:42 - 04:23 | RA: 01h 30m 58s", Dec: 08° 02' 28s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-29 | 04:19 - 17:45 | 11:02 | 17:48 - 04:15 | RA: 02h 25m 15s", Dec: 14° 05' 54s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-06 | 04:31 - 18:35 | 11:33 | 17:55 - 04:07 | RA: 03h 23m 56s", Dec: 19° 35' 12s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-13 | 04:47 - 19:20 | 12:04 | 18:01 - 04:00 | RA: 04h 21m 57s", Dec: 23° 28' 32s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-20 | 05:03 - 19:51 | 12:27 | 18:07 - 03:54 | RA: 05h 12m 52s", Dec: 25° 20' 34s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-27 | 05:15 - 20:03 | 12:39 | 18:12 - 03:50 | RA: 05h 52m 22s", Dec: 25° 29' 26s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-03 | 05:17 - 19:57 | 12:37 | 18:17 - 03:47 | RA: 06h 17m 53s", Dec: 24° 27' 12s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-06-10 | 05:05 - 19:32 | 12:19 | 18:21 - 03:46 | RA: 06h 27m 30s", Dec: 22° 44' 41s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-06-17 | 04:39 - 18:52 | 11:45 | 18:24 - 03:46 | RA: 06h 21m 21s", Dec: 20° 51' 07s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-06-24 | 04:01 - 18:03 | 11:02 | 18:26 - 03:47 | RA: 06h 05m 23s", Dec: 19° 19' 32s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-01 | 03:22 - 17:19 | 10:21 | 18:26 - 03:49 | RA: 05h 51m 43s", Dec: 18° 43' 55s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-08 | 02:52 - 16:53 | 09:52 | 18:25 - 03:53 | RA: 05h 51m 04s", Dec: 19° 16' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-15 | 02:36 - 16:47 | 09:42 | 18:22 - 03:58 | RA: 06h 07m 50s", Dec: 20° 34' 29s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-22 | 02:38 - 16:59 | 09:48 | 18:18 - 04:03 | RA: 06h 42m 19s", Dec: 21° 50' 07s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-29 | 03:00 - 17:22 | 10:11 | 18:13 - 04:08 | RA: 07h 32m 24s", Dec: 22° 01' 22s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-05 | 03:38 - 17:47 | 10:42 | 18:06 - 04:14 | RA: 08h 31m 40s", Dec: 20° 15' 57s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-08-12 | 04:22 - 18:05 | 11:14 | 17:59 - 04:20 | RA: 09h 30m 40s", Dec: 16° 34' 44s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-19 | 05:04 - 18:15 | 11:39 | 17:50 - 04:26 | RA: 10h 23m 49s", Dec: 11° 43' 33s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-26 | 05:40 - 18:17 | 11:58 | 17:41 - 04:31 | RA: 11h 10m 29s", Dec: 06° 25' 56s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-09-02 | 06:10 - 18:15 | 12:12 | 17:31 - 04:37 | RA: 11h 51m 52s", Dec: 01° 08' 26s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-09 | 06:34 - 18:09 | 12:22 | 17:20 - 04:43 | RA: 12h 29m 05s", Dec: -3° 53' 09s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-16 | 06:55 - 18:01 | 12:28 | 17:10 - 04:49 | RA: 13h 02m 38s", Dec: -8° 27' 07s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-23 | 07:09 - 17:50 | 12:29 | 16:59 - 04:54 | RA: 13h 31m 58s", Dec: -12° 20' 45s @ Virgo | |||||